John Lithgow Net Worth, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height & Weight
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What’s John Lithgow's net worth? How wealthy is he? Below are all stats like net worth, salary, profession, and more!
| Net Worth | $45 Million |
|---|---|
| Salary | N/A |
| Date of Birth | October 19, 1945 (age 77 years) | Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.93 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Author, Film Producer, Musician, Poet, Voice Actor |
| Nationality | United States of America |
Net Worth of John Lithgow
John Lithgow Net Worth: John Lithgow is an American actor, musician and author who has a net worth of $45 million. John Lithgow was born October 19, 1945 in Rochester, New York. He is known for his contributions to stage, television, film and radio. He has also written and published several books of poetry and children’s literature. Two of his most notable films are The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each. He is also known for his role as Reverend Shaw Moore in the 1984 box office hit Footloose and his role as Dr. Dick Solomon on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. Lithgow garnered a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for his guest appearance on the television series Dexter (2010). Born into a theatrical family, Lithgow’s father Arthur worked as a producer and director and his mother Sarah Jane was an actress. Lithgow moved with his family several times for his father’s work, and it was in one of his father’s productions that a 6-year-old John Lithgow first took the stage. Lithgow, however, was more interested in becoming a fine artist. When he entered college he “fell into the theater gang and that was that”, as he put it. As a student at Harvard, he appeared in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited and was well received. After graduation in 1967, Lithgow went to England on a Fulbright Scholarship, where he studied at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His first film role was in Dealing (1972) and later he was cast in the thriller Obsession (1976). 1981’s Blow Out was where Lithgow made his first big mark, giving an impressive performance as a cold-blooded killer. Lithgow also wowed critics and audiences alike with his portrayal of a transsexual former football player in The World According to Garp, starring Robin Williams. Lithgow appeared in numerous plays/musicals during his career. He continues to appear in television shows as well, including recent appearances on How I Met Your Mother in the role of Barney Stinson’s father, Jerry, and as The White Rabbit in the TV series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
John Lithgow Quotes
How is it that John Lithgow has a net worth of $45 Million? These quotes by the actor may indicate the character traits that led to his financial situation:
I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest.
John Lithgow
Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.
John Lithgow
The way I approach acting when there's a real life character, it's sort of like a Venn diagram. What I come up with is some amalgam of the two of us.
John Lithgow
I auditioned for soap operas and commercials; I remember auditioning for Lays potato chips. It was a sort of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' sketch, where Captain Bligh was torturing the crew by saying, 'You can only have one Lays potato chip,' and they all rise up.
John Lithgow
When good things come along, you end up saying yes to them. Because they're rare.
John Lithgow
